#9B5947#9B5947

#9B5947 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.092 H 36.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B5947
RGB	rgb(155, 89, 71)
HSL	hsl(13, 37%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(13, 54%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42.6%, 54.2%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.04, 25.24, 22.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.04, 33.57, 41.25°)
OKLab	oklab(53.57% 0.0743 0.0542)
OKLCH	oklch(53.57% 0.092 36.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.2285, 14.5700, 7.8123)
Luminance	0.1457 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B5947 #47899B

analogous

#9B475F #9B5947 #9B8347

triadic

#9B5947 #479B59 #59479B

tetradic

#9B5947 #5F9B47 #47899B #83479B

square

#9B5947 #5F9B47 #47899B #83479B

split-complementary

#9B5947 #479B83 #475F9B

monochromatic

#472921 #714134 #9B5947 #B97866 #CC9D90

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.37

#9B5947 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#9B5947 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B5947

5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B5947	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B5947	1.00	5.37	3.91	5.37
#FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696245

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#797046

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A84E55

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b5947;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 89, 71);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.092 36.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc897a',
    500: '#9b5947',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b5947;
$custom-light: #bc897a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b5947",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 71
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.857,
    "s": 37.168,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53572,
    "c": 0.09191,
    "h": 36.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14568
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B5947

secondary

#86ADB8

accent

#B5CD5B

background

#FCF8F7

surface

#F8F0ED

border

#D1CBC8

text

#120B09

muted

#817C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B5947

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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